Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel vs Quito-orange

Belomys pearsonii compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel is Data Deficient while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Solanaceae
Genus	Belomys	Solanum
Species	Belomys pearsonii	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-footed Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).